2004 Median Annual Earnings by Race and Sex
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff

Race/gender | Earnings | Wage ratio |
---|---|---|
White men | $42,601 | 100.0% |
White women | 32,683 | 76.7 |
Black men | 31,732 | 74.5 |
Black women | 29,145 | 68.4 |
Hispanic men | 26,921 | 63.2 |
Hispanic women | 24,255 | 56.9 |
All men | $41,667 | |
All women | $32,101 | |
Wage gap | 77.0% | |
NOTE: Includes full-time, year-round workers ages 15 and above. “White“ and “Black“ exclude those who identified as Hispanic and/or reported more than one race category. “Hispanic“ includes all those who so identified themselves, regardless of race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
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